It is not a man’s condition, but virtue, that can make him truly great or truly happy. How mean soever a person’s station or circumstances may be, the road to both is open to him; and there is not a servant or slave who ought not to be enkindled with a laudable ambition of arriving at this greatness, which will set him on the same level with the rich and the most powerful
John Gilmary Shea, Pictorial Lives of the Saints (New York; Cincinnati; Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1887), 502.
Consider this: Had it not been for the eternal love of God, Christ would not have been born as pure gift for the forgiveness of a sinful humanity. Humanity has not stopped sinning in the 2000 years since that sacrifice. The forgiveness has covered it forevermore. Be joyful and repent of our sinful short comings. His love has conquered our sinful ways for all time.
May the good Lord bless and keep you save.
Remember to "Always Love The Details."
Bom dia, Jim
ReplyDeleteReflexão edificante. Que possamos nos arrepender sempre dos nossos pecados. O amor de Deus por nós é grandioso, um forte abraço.
So very thankful for all the Lord has done, forgiving when we don't deserve it. Blessings, Jim!
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God Bless you.
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Amen.
ReplyDeleteGod forgives more than we realise.
God bless you.
Jim, es bello leerte, llegas al alma con tus letras.
ReplyDeleteDios es amor.
Que tengas días maravillosos y felices, bendiciones
Besos Jim
So grounding to be reminded that virtue, not status, defines true greatness. I love the reminder to embrace both joy and repentance in daily life. Thank you.
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